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An Archaeology of the Cosmos seeks answers to two fundamental questions of humanity and human history. The first question concerns that which some use as a defining element of humanity: religious beliefs. Why do so many people believe in supreme beings and holy spirits? The second question concerns changes in those beliefs. What causes beliefs to change? Using archaeological evidence gathered from ancient America, especially case material from the Great Plains and the pre-Columbian American Indian city of Cahokia, Timothy Pauketat explores the logical consequences of these two fundamental questions. Religious beliefs are not more resilient than other aspects of culture and society, and people are not the only causes of historical change. An Archaeology of the Cosmos examines the intimate association of agency and religion by studying how relationships between people, places, and things were bundled together and positioned in ways that constituted the fields of human experience. This rethinking theories of agency and religion provides readers with challenging and thought provoking conclusions that will lead them to reassess the way they approach the past.
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: History |
Author |
: Timothy R. Pauketat |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Release |
: 2013 |
File |
: 246 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780415521284 |
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Collected articles of the world's preeminent rock art researchers and cognitive archaeologists.
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Genre |
: Art |
Author |
: J. David Lewis-Williams |
Publisher |
: Altamira Press |
Release |
: 2002 |
File |
: 344 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: STANFORD:36105110256679 |
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: 1894 |
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: 686 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: BSB:BSB11551838 |
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Caesar Augustus promoted a modest image of himself as the first among equals (princeps), a characterization that was as popular with the ancient Romans as it is with many scholars today. Paul Rehak argues against this impression of humility and suggests that, like the monarchs of the Hellenistic age, Augustus sought immortality—an eternal glory gained through deliberate planning for his niche in history while flexing his existing power. Imperium and Cosmos focuses on Augustus’s Mausoleum and Ustrinum (site of his cremation), the Horologium-Solarium (a colossal sundial), and the Ara Pacis (Altar to Augustan Peace), all of which transformed the northern Campus Martius into a tribute to his major achievements in life and a vast memorial for his deification after death. Rehak closely examines the artistic imagery on these monuments, providing numerous illustrations, tables, and charts. In an analysis firmly contextualized by a thorough discussion of the earlier models and motifs that inspired these Augustan monuments, Rehak shows how the princeps used these on such an unprecedented scale as to truly elevate himself above the common citizen.
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Genre |
: Architecture |
Author |
: Paul Rehak |
Publisher |
: Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Release |
: 2006-11-27 |
File |
: 296 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UCSD:31822035324888 |
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: Lisa Ann Parks |
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: |
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: 1998 |
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: 380 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: WISC:89100408939 |
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: Mark S. Rosen |
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: |
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: 2004 |
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: 732 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UCAL:C3501211 |
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: Anthropology |
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: |
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: |
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: 2017 |
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: 756 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UIUC:30112118517926 |
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: Archaeologists |
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: Zahi A. Hawass |
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: |
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: 2007 |
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: 492 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UOM:39015068807588 |
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Genre |
: Cosmogony |
Author |
: Samuel Alfred Browne Mercer |
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: |
Release |
: 1957 |
File |
: 160 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UOM:39015004974146 |
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Reflects the diverse and anthropologically current debate flourishing in prehistoric hunter and gatherer research. Highlighting research in Africa, Australia, Europe, N. America, and the Subarctic, theoretical approaches range from the ecological to the sociological.
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: Social Science |
Author |
: George M. Crothers |
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: Center for Archaeological Investigations |
Release |
: 2004 |
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: 516 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: STANFORD:36105114281327 |